Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(5) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany
 
Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emsdetten
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$166,960.00
Hella Jürich
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 28, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Tokio
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$146,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB52000110114486422 US$292,900.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Hella Jurich - 5th Rieke Brink-Abeler - 5th
2007 Hella Jurich - 9th Rieke Brink-Abeler - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 15 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 11 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 7 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 15, Q1 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 14 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 8 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 10 5th 300 US$8,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 11 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (28, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:33
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (12) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 3 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (4) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 4 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:39
Sat, 7/19/2008 Contender 6 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (2) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 8-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 42-27 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-4
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Salgado/Salgado 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 21-16, 21-19 0:39
11/3/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Salgado/Salgado 11 21-19, 21-19 0:48
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 9, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-13, 21-19 0:32
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-17, 21-17 0:38
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q9 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 2 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 1-1
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Leao 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:52
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 21-23, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 19 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 21-18, 21-18 0:39
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 24-22, 22-20 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 4 23-21, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-3
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-16, 21-13 0:39
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-24, 21-15, 15-10 0:55
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 21-13, 21-14 0:37
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 7 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-3
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 30 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 16-21, 31-29, 16-14 1:06
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Claasen/Roder 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 9-21, 15-11 0:44
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Claasen/Roder 23 21-18, 21-15 0:38
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 22 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:08
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Series tied with # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 3-3
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-13, 17-21, 17-15 0:48
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 22-20, 21-17 0:36
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 21-14, 21-18 0:36
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Faure/Sarpaux 24 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 12 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 Candelas/Garcia 12 21-16, 21-17 0:36
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 21-19, 21-14 0:36
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 21-18, 21-14 0:39
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Ilustre/Pascua 27, Q10 28-26, 19-21, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 21-17, 21-16 0:34
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 35-33 0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-2
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-17, 16-21, 21-19 0:55
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Kadijk/Mooren 8 21-19, 14-21, 18-16 0:53
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 19 21-18, 21-19 0:36
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-14, 21-14 0:29
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Kadijk/Mooren 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 5-2
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q8 21-18, 21-13 0:34
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:59
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q7 21-14, 21-17 0:37
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Gattelli/Perrotta 27, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:32
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-8 1:03
6/15/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q30 21-17, 16-21, 15-7 0:49
Lead the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 16 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 21-12, 27-25 0:45
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Kuhn/Schwer 21 22-20, 21-18 0:44
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool K Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Baburina/Osheyko 27, Q6 21-13, 21-17 0:31
Series tied with # 26 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 29-27, 21-15 0:46
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-15, 21-17 0:36
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Nystrom/Nystrom 28 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-17 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Cooke/Martin 22 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 3-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-17, 21-14 0:33
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 21-15, 21-17 0:34
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 21-10, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
3/25/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15, Q1 Blundell/Harrison Q33 21-16, 21-11 0:32